• NEWS
    DoT to Seek Cabinet Approval to Liberalise Spectrum

    The Department of Telecom is going to approach the Cabinet to seek its approval for change in policy to liberalise spectrum that were allocated to mobile service providers without auction. “The DoT will approach the Cabinet to take its approval for changing existing policy to liberalise those spectrum that were allocated administratively (without auction),” a […]

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    Trai Chairman Calls Telcos Stand on Spectrum Auction ‘Paradoxical’

    Calling telecom operators’ objection regarding auction of premium spectrum ‘paradoxical’, Trai Chairman R S Sharma on Tuesday questioned their stand as they’d earlier blamed the government for the airwave crunch and the resulting poor service quality. “The same people who were saying they are unable to provide quality service because spectrum is not available, the […]

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    Huawei Says 2015 Profit Jumped 32 Percent on Smartphone Sales

    Huawei Technologies Ltd., one of the biggest makers of telecoms equipment, said Friday its 2015 profit jumped 32 percent on strong sales of smartphones and switching gear as carriers upgraded wireless networks to 4G. Huawei said it earned CNY 36.9 billion ($5.7 billion) on global revenue of CNY 395 billion ($60.8 billion). Huawei, the first […]

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    BSNL Says Gearing Up to Launch 4G Services in 14 Telecom Circles

    State-owned BSNL is gearing up to launch 4G services in 14 telecom circles where it has 20MHz liberalised broadband wireless access (BWA) spectrum. The company, which has already soft launched 4G services in Chandigarh, is exploring two methods – revenue sharing model and capex model – for the 4G rollout. The company has 20MHz liberalised […]

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    MyGlamm raises $6 million from L’Occitane International, others

    MyGlamm is also looking to invest in creating large training academies and infrastructure. Mumbai: On-demand beauty services provider Sanghvi Technologies Pvt. Ltd, which runs MyGlamm.com, said on Wednesday that it has raised $6 million from beauty products company L’Occitane International SA, US-based PE fund Tano Capital and The Times of India publisher Bennett, Coleman and […]

  • COMPUTERS
    MacOS the New Name for OS X? Apple Website Hints Yes

    Apple on Friday put up an updated page on its website mentioning its efforts for the Earth Day 2016. The webpage is meant to answer queries about the company’s efforts to improve the environment. The page briefly mentioned the rumoured new name for Apple’s desktop and laptop operating system – MacOS – instead of the […]

  • COMPUTERS
    Intel Plans to Cut Thousands of Jobs: Report

    Intel Corp is planning to cut thousands of jobs this spring, including reducing headcount in some business units by double-digit percentages, news website Oregonlive said, citing sources inside the company familiar with the plan. The job cuts at the world’s largest chipmaker this year will be considerably larger than the more than 1,100 US jobs […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Linksys Launches 2 MU-MIMO Enabled Routers Ahead of CES 2016

    With Wi-Fi overcrowding on the rise, Linksys ahead of CES 2016 has announced two new routers and an adapter at CES 2016 that utilise Multi-User MIMO for dedicated communication and faster data speeds. The routers will be showcased at CES 2016. The Linksys EA9500 and EA7500 join the only other MU-MIMO routers part of Linksys’ […]